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Jump cue of a major

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Posted 2013-August-12, 16:33

Opps open 1 and your partner jumps to 3:
(1) - 3

My reading Way Back When said that this was an 8-trick hand (solid minor, plus the other two suits stopped)
and asked P to bid 3NT if he could stop hearts, else bid 4 clubs pass or correct.

Is this others' understanding as well, or do you take the jump cue to show a partial stopper in the bid major?
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Posted 2013-August-12, 23:58

Standard for this, such as it is, is what you describe - running minor or other hand expecting to make 3N and lacking only a stopper in opponents opened suit.
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Posted 2013-August-13, 01:18

It says, "I have a H stopper. Pd do you have a solid 7 card minor?"
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Posted 2013-August-13, 02:12

It doesn't necessarily show a solid minor for me, might as well be solid in the unbid Major. But it definitely asks for a stopper.

Your alternative is way too rare to be any useful imo.
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